59 Checklists for Project And Programme Managers: Fifty-nine Checklists for Project And Programme Managers

Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
1 You Have to Choose the Right Approach......Page 24
Management is a balancing act......Page 25
Unique assignments can be classified in a variety of ways......Page 27
Different ways of working and managing......Page 29
Basic principles in the management of projects and programmes......Page 31
Projects and programmes as artificial constructs......Page 32
Differences between managing a process and portfolio......Page 34
Project or programme owner sets the agenda......Page 38
Project or programme manager makes it all happen......Page 41
Team members do the work......Page 44
Different approaches to organising for projects and programmes......Page 45
Project and programme environment......Page 47
3 Organising All Involved – Checklists......Page 54
Checklist 3.1 Analyse the environment (Factors and Players)......Page 55
Checklist 3.2 Organisational differences......Page 57
Checklist 3.3 Most appropriate project or programme organisation......Page 58
Checklist 3.4 Fill the three key positions......Page 60
Checklist 3.5 Fill the position of owner......Page 61
Checklist 3.6 Fill the position of project or programme manager......Page 63
Checklist 3.7 Fill the position of team member......Page 65
Checklist 3.8 Analyse the failure factors and risks......Page 67
Checklist 3.9 Drum up support for your project or programme......Page 69
Checklist 3.10 Communicate with your stakeholders......Page 71
Teamwork is more than just content and procedures......Page 74
People interact in a wide variety of ways......Page 76
Creating a productive team is not easy......Page 78
You need to respect team roles and to handle conflicts......Page 80
Every now and then people need leadership and leaders need authority......Page 83
5 Helping Team Members Work Together – Checklists......Page 90
Checklist 5.1 Create a team......Page 91
Checklist 5.2 Be aware of team behaviour and interaction......Page 92
Checklist 5.3 Make use of team member’s competencies......Page 94
Checklist 5.4 Work together......Page 95
Checklist 5.5 Make careful decisions......Page 96
Checklist 5.6 Consult effectively......Page 98
Checklist 5.7 Manage conflicts......Page 100
Checklist 5.8 Listen and question effectively......Page 102
Checklist 5.9 Give and receive feedback......Page 104
Checklist 5.10 Acquire power and authority......Page 106
Checklist 5.11 Choose your style of leadership......Page 107
6 Managing Your Project – The Approach......Page 110
What it’s all about: goals and a deliverable......Page 113
Phasing the project......Page 114
Managing the project......Page 116
Decision making......Page 118
7 Initiating/Starting Your Project – Checklists......Page 122
Checklist 7.1 Define the what and the why of your project......Page 123
Checklist 7.2 Define the work that needs doing......Page 124
Checklist 7.3 Prepare project management plans and organise their progress control......Page 126
Checklist 7.4 Manage your project management time......Page 128
Checklist 7.5 Manage your project money......Page 130
Checklist 7.6 Manage your project quality......Page 131
Checklist 7.7 Manage your project release......Page 132
Checklist 7.8 Manage your project organisation......Page 134
Checklist 7.9 Create the project brief......Page 136
8 Executing Your Project – Checklists......Page 140
Checklist 8.1 Use decision documents......Page 142
Checklist 8.2 Carry out the definition phase......Page 143
Checklist 8.3 Prioritise your project requirements......Page 144
Checklist 8.4 Define subprojects......Page 146
Checklist 8.5 Realise your management plans......Page 148
Checklist 8.6 Create the project programme decision document......Page 150
Checklist 8.7 Design your project......Page 151
Checklist 8.8 Create your project design decision document......Page 152
Checklist 8.9 Do the project preparation phase......Page 153
Checklist 8.10 Create the realisation programme decision document......Page 154
Checklist 8.11 Realise your project deliverable......Page 155
Checklist 8.12 Create the project follow-up programme decision document......Page 156
Checklist 8.13 Do the follow-up phase......Page 157
Checklist 8.14 Take the temperature of your project......Page 158
Checklist 8.15 Have your project audited......Page 160
Checklist 8.16 Have your project reviewed......Page 162
Checklist 8.17 Evaluate your project......Page 164
9 Managing Your Programme – the Approach......Page 166
Programming: not just thinking, but doing......Page 169
Managing goal-oriented efforts......Page 172
Decision-making: choosing goals and the consequences......Page 174
10 Starting and Executing Your Programme – Checklists......Page 176
Checklist 10.1 Carry out the start-up stage......Page 178
Checklist 10.2 Determine the goals of your programme......Page 179
Checklist 10.3 Plan the efforts for each stage of your programme......Page 181
Checklist 10.4 Construct a goals/efforts/means network......Page 183
Checklist 10.5 Construct programme clusters......Page 185
Checklist 10.6 Manage your programme......Page 187
Checklist 10.7 Monitor your programme......Page 190
Checklist 10.8 Prioritise the programme efforts......Page 192
Checklist 10.9 Draw up a programme plan......Page 194
Checklist 10.10 Carry out the implementation stage......Page 198
Checklist 10.11 Carry out the shutdown stage......Page 199
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